Mexico fall '24

We headed to the Mayan ruins of uxmal. But we didn't want to take a tour - expensive and it didn't cover the entrance fees.

So we Ubered to parque San Juan on the south side of town, took a colectivo to the small town of muna, then tried to find a ride the last 16 kilometers to the ruins. The town had tons of tuktuks around, so we figured they were commonly used to take tourists.

We found one that agreed to take us (after he got gas), and, um, not the best idea. His poor bike was pretty underpowered for the additional carriage plus two more humans. So it was a slloooow ride, maybe going 15-20 miles an hour. But we made it.

The ruins were fascinating, and some very different architecture style from other Mayan ruins we've seen.

When we were done, we had trouble finding a way to get back to muna. There were no cabs or tuktuks around. We finally walked out to the street, and the nice lady running the coffee truck offered to call a taxi for us. There was also an Aussie tourist going the same way, so we shared a cab with him.

Back in muna we wandered around looking for lunch, and found a small place.

Then a colectivo back to merida, then an Uber back home. Whew, we were wiped out!Read more